The purpose of this study is to study whether immune cells capable of killing tumors that express proteins associated with paraneoplastic neurologic syndrome (PNS) can be found in small cell lung cancer and ovarian cancer patients. The presence of these cells may play a role in tumor immunity in these patients. The protocol involves neurological examinations and collection of blood.

Assessment of PND antibody titer, CTL activity, and clinical data in neurologically normal patients with SCLC and gynecologic tumors, with tumors unrelated to PNDs, and in normal control patients. [ Time Frame: Duration of study ]

No known neurologic disease 2. No known CNS metastasis on clinical exam 3. No chemotherapy within 1 month 4. No NYHA class III/IV status 5. No pulmonary disease which limits daily activities 6. No anticoagulation therapy

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00481637